I think your bike was too small and light for those trails.
I know its too light as it only took 2 people to pick it up, and its too small (in motor size) because you were not going fast enough when you fell to break a lot of bones.

Thanks for posting up. Those big GS bikes would scare the crap out of me in the mud. I remember taking my Weestrom off road a few times and thinking how big the bike seemed off pavement. Heck, the KLR was too much for me offroad (mostly b/c I'm inseam challenged).

I did enjoy the way you "went for it" and rode it like you stole it style. I know people ride those big ADV bikes but they are just too much for me. I think a DR650 would be about as big as I want. A KLX250 or WR250 would be my first choices in that terrain though. Of course, the ride what you brung motto works also.

It looks like you and the bike both came out OK in the end. Much respect for riding that beast in those conditions.

You need a KTM 950/990 Adventure if you want to play in the dirt & mud!
I must say that you were going good...................................right until you weren't.
Hey, no broken body or bike, so carry on!
Chris

They'll let you get even FURTHER off-road than you probably should be. AMHIK

Day 6 of my GS-Adv ownership I drowned mine in a creek in CO. My fault for not checking out the depth before I jumped in with both feet metaphorically speaking. Had a note in the service file at the 600mi checkup from the tech: tell the client to lay off the power washer.

:lol

You gotta remember while the power makes up for lots of weight, it allows you to outride the suspension. Again AMHIK

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